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Time —— 30 minutes 37 Questions Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks, ‘ '
each blank indicating that something has been omitted.
Beneath the sentence are ﬁve lettered words or sets of
words. Choose the word or set'of words for €3¢h blank
that ﬁt ﬁts the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 1. Although the feeding activities of whales and
walruses give the seaﬂoor of the Bering Shelf a
devastated appearance, these activities seem to be
actually -----— to the area, --————- its productivity. (A) destructive. .counterbalancing
(B) rehabilitative. .diminishing
(C) beneﬁcial. .enhancing (D) detrimental. .redirecting (E) superﬂuous. .encumbering 2. In an age without radio or recordings, an age —---—
by print, ﬁction gained its greatest ascendancy. (A) decimated
(B) denigrated
(C) dominated
(D) emphasized
(E) resurrected 3. Scientists’ pristine reputation as devotees of the
disinterested pursuit of truth has been -———- by
recent evidence that some scientists have deliberately
—-— experimental results to further their own
careers. (A) reinforced. .published
(B) validated. .suppressed
(C) exterminated. .replicated
(D) compromised. .fabricated
(E) resuscitated. .challenged 4. Although Johnson's and Smith’s initial fascination
with the fortunes of those jockeying for power in the
law ﬁrm —-—- after a few months, the two paid suf-
ﬁcient attention to determine who their lunch Dart-
ners should be. (A) revived
(B) emerged
(C) intensiﬁed
(D) flagged
(E) persisted 122 J 5. A war, even if,fought for individualliberty and dem-
ocratic rights, usually requires that these principles
be ———, for they are ——--- the regimentation and
discipline necessary for military efﬁciency. (A) espoused. .contrary to (B) suppressed. .fulﬁlled through
(C) suspended. .incompatible with
(D) followed. .dismptive of (E) rejected. .inherent in 6. To test the —--— of borrowing from one ﬁeld of study to enrich another, simply investigate the extent
to which terms from the one may, without forcing,
be --——— the other. (A) risk. .confused with (B) universality. .applied to
(C) decorum: .illuminated by
(D)'rate. .superseded by (E) efﬁcacy. .utilized by 7. The English novelist William Thackeray considered the cult of the criminal so dangerous that he criti-
cized Dickens’ Oliver Twist for making the charac-
ters in the thieves’ kitchen so —-—-. ' (A) threatening
(B) riveting
(C) conniving
(D) fearsome
(E) irritating ‘ GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE . -- .«nmm . V mug-“Ht... Directions: In each of the following questions, a related pair of words or phrases is followed by five lettered pairs
of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best
expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. 8. 10. ll. ANIMAL : CAT ::
(A) apple : pear
(B) club : player
(C) furniture : chair
(D) landscape: tree
(E) body : toe CURTAIN : STAGE :1
(A) footlight : orchestra
(B) lid : jar (C) upholstery 2 sofa
(D) veil : face ' (E) screen : film INSOMNIA : SLEEP ::
(A) dyslexia : read (B) hemophilia : bleed
(C) hyperactivity : move
(D) paranoia : hallucinate
(E) malnutrition : eat JEER : DERISION ::
(A) ﬁdget : restraint
(B) cowerzmenace
(C) slouch : vigilance
(D) reprimand: censure
(E) frownzadversity 3 123 12. l3. 14. 15. HUMILITY : SUPPLICANT :: (A) espionage : felon (B) dilettantism : connoisseur
(C) dogmatism '. scholar (D) gregariousness : teammate
(E) resistance : adversary INTEREST : INVEIGLE ::
(A) evaluate : suggest (B) foresee: predict (C) plan : scheme (D) interpret : examine (E) neglect: persecute BARTER : COMMODITIES :: (A) arbitrate : disputes
(B) invade:boundaries
(C) debatezissues (D) correspond : letters
(E) promote : ranks PARRY : QUESTION ::
(A) retumraffection (B) shirk : duty ' (C) confrontcdread (D) hurl : insult (E) surrender : temptation. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. line
{5) {10) (15) (20) (25) {30) (35) (40) '(This passage is excerpted from an article that was pub- Directions: Each passage in this group is followed by questions based on its content. After reading a passage, choose
the best answer to each question. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage. Unless smokers are consistently located near more hos-
pitable warm-water vents, chemosynthesis can account
for only a fraction of the vent faunas. It is conceivable.
however, that these large, sedentary organisms do in fa lished in 1981.) The deep sea typically has a sparse fauna dominated by [my worms and crustaceans with an even sparser dis_ (45) feed on bacteria that grow in warm—water vents, rise in . . . ’ the vent water, and then rain in peripheral areas to non
iggugge: 1:; a: ammsli'hggﬁzg’l $§2§§Jg§§mal ish animals living some distance from the wann-water ’ occa . . . vents. 30m srbtengpezn mgrmg‘gﬁmarkab‘e densmcs Of Nonetheless, advection is a more likely alternative “assailapjs; 3211:5121), gr‘food on particulate V (50) food source. Research has demonstrated that advective . . . . ‘ 'ﬂow, which originates near the surface of the ocean Patterbul‘flmglyfdggfd {Eggnnzhomsyntgisﬁ’tgéhgge where suspended particulate matter accumulates, trans-
13"; 3e; zé’mIEugmes ufgvjevcr m: ‘5pr many ﬁlms ports some of that matter and water to’the vents. Esti-
thegordinary fallout The ﬁrst reports descxibing'vent' matcs-suEgcst .that for every nib“: meter of.vem d'sf
faunas proposed two possible sources of nutrition: bac- (55) Chargc’ 350 "1"“?th ogpmculate orgamcfmatcnal
ten'al chemosynthesis, production of food by bacteria ’ :12? 2:33:12? gaggiuizcgﬁgea‘rgagi’ rsgrin‘han
using energy derived from chemical changes, and advec- 30 “gyms of pétcmm food per day In addition it i‘
nor.“ as“: 1:32;an ﬁefsgcdignxmaigfqﬁjﬁgusgrim likely that small live animals in the advected water migl'
reglon ‘ ’ V1 ppo (60) be killed or stunned by thermal and/or chemical shock, local chemosynthesis was accumulated: hydrogen sul-
fide was found in vent water; many vent-site bacteria
were found to be capable of chemosynthesis; and ex-
tremely large concentrations of bacteria were found in
samples of vent water thought to be pure. This final
observation seemed decisive. ,If such astonishing concen-
trations of bacteria were typical of vent outﬂow. then
food within the vent would dwarf any contribution from
advection. Hence, the widely quoted conclusion was
reached that bacterial chemosynthesis provides the foun-
dation for hydrothermal-vent food chains—an exciting
prospect because no other communities on Earth are
independent of photosynthesis. There are, however, certain difficulties with this inter-
pretation. For example, some of the large sedentary
organisms associated with vents are also found at ordi-
nary deep-sea temperatures many meters from the
nearest hydrothermal sources. This suggests that bacte-
rial chcmosynthesis is not a sufficient source of nutrition
for these creatures. Another difﬁculty is that similarly
dense populations of large deep-sea animals have been
found in the proximity of “smokers"—vents where
water emerges at temperatures up to 350° C. No bacteria
can survive such heat, and no bacteria were found there. thereby contributing to the food supply of vents. 16. The passage provides information for answering
which of the following questions? (A) What causes warm-water vents to form? (B) Do vent faunas consume more than do deep-s:
faunas of similar size? (C) Do bacteria live in the vent water of smokers? .(D) What role does hydrogen sulﬁde play in
chemosynthesis? . (E) What accounts for the locations of deep-sea
smokers? GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGl l24 l7. l8. [9. The information in the passage suggests that the 20.
majority of deep-sea faunas that live in nonvent
habitats have which of the following characteristics?
(A) They do not normally feed on particles of food
in the water. ~
(B) They are smaller than many vent faunas.
(C) They are predators.
(D) They derive nutrition from a chemosynthetic
food source. -
(E) They congregate around a single main food
source.
The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) describe a previously unknown natural
phenomenon
(B) reconstruct the evolution ofa natural
phenomenon V 7 21,
(C) establish unequivocally the accuracy of
a hypothesis
(D) survey explanations for a natural phenomenon
and determine which is best supported by
evidence
(E) entertain criticism of the author’s research and
provide an effective response
Which of the following does the author cite as a
weakness in the argument that bacterial chemosyn-
thesis provides the foundation for the food chains at
deep-sea vents?
77(A) Vents are colonized by some of the same ani- 22. ma(ls found in other areas of the ocean floor. (B) Vent water does not contain sufficient quanti-
ties of hydrogen sulﬁde. I (C) Bacteria cannot produce large quantities of
food quickly enough. (D) Large concentrations of minerals are found in
vent water. (E) Some bacteria found in the vents are incapable
of chemosynthesis. 125 Which of the following is information supplied in
the passage that would support the statement that
the food supplies necessary to sustain vent commu-
nities must be many times that of ordinary fallout? I. Large vent faunas move from vent to vent in
search of food.
II. Vent faunas ar'énot able to consume food pro-
duced by photosynthesis.
III. Vents are more densely populated than are other
deep—sea areas. (A) Ionly (B) III only (C) _I and II only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III The author refers to “smokers” (line 38) most prob-
ably in order to ‘ (A) show how thermal shock can provide food for
some vent faunas by stunning small animals (B) prove that the habitat of most deep-sea animals
is limited to warm-water vents (C) explain how bacteria carry out chemosynthesis (D) demonstrate how advection compensates for the
lack of food sources on the seafloor (E) present evidence that bacterial chemosynthesis may be an inadequate source of food for
some vent faunas Which of the-following can be inferred from the pass
sage about the particulate matter that is carried
down from the surface of the ocean? (A) "It is the basis of bacterial chemosynthesis irr the
vents. ' V (B) It may provide an important source of nutrition
for vent faunas. ' (C); It may came the internal tempera ture of the. V . vents to change signiﬁcantly. ‘
(D) It is transported as large aggregates of particles.
(E) It contains hydrogen sulfide. ' GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. _ Line (5) (10) ([5) Throughout human history there have been many
stringent taboos concerning watching other people eat
or eating in the presence of others. There have been
attempts to explain these taboos in terms of inappropri-
ate Social relationships either between those who ‘
are involved and those who are not simultaneously
involved in the satisfaction of a bodily need, or between
those already satiated and those who appear to be
shamelessly gorging. Undoubtedly such elements
exist in the taboos, but there is an additional element
with a much more fundamental importance. In pre-
historic times, when food was so precious and the
on-lookers so hungry, not to offer half of the little food
one had was unthinkable, since every glance was a plea
for life. Further, during those times, people existed in
nuclear or extended family groups, and the sharing of
food was quite literally supporting one’s family or, by
extension, preserving one’s self. 23. If the argument in the passage is valid, taboos
against eating in the presence of others who are
not also eating would be LEAST likely in a society
that (A) had always had a plentiful supply of food (B) emphasized the need to share worldly goods (C) had a nomadic rather than an agricultural
way of life (D) emphasized the value of privacy (E) ' discouraged overindulgence The author’s hypothesis concerning the origin
of taboos against watching other peOple eat empha-
si2es the 24. (A) general palatability of food
(B) religious signiﬁcance of food
(C) limited availability of food
(D) various sources of food (E) nutritional value of food 126 1 According to the passage, the author believes that.
past attempts to explain some taboos concerning
eating are ' ' » (A) unimaginative ‘ (B) implausible
(C) inelegant
(D) incomplete
(E) unclear 26. In developing the main idea of the passage, the author does which of the following? (A) Downplays earlier attempts to explain the
origins ofa social prohibition. J: '(B) Adapts a scientiﬁc theory and applies it to a
spiritual relationship. . (C) Simpliﬁes a complex biological phenomenon by ‘ explaining it in terms of social needs. (D) Reorganizes a system designed to guide per-
sonal behavior. (E) Codifies earlier, unsystematized conjectures
about family life. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. Directions: Each question below consists ofa word 33. STEEP: (A) relax (B) repulse printed in capital letters, followed by ﬁve lettered words (C) plummet (D) clarify (E) parch
or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is
lrgtqisnearly opposne in meaning to the word in capital 34' RECUMBENT: (A) we“ fortiﬁed - ~ (B) standing up (C) lacking ﬂexibility
Since some of the questions require you to distinguish (D) constricted (E) alarmed
ﬁne shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the . . . . h . ' ch01ces before deCiding whic one is best 35’ NATTY: (A) sloppy (B) quiet (C) loose (D) common (E) difﬁcult
27. CONSOLIDATION: (A) instigation (B) fragmentation (C) restriction 36 EXIGENT . . . . i
.. . . : (A) unprepossessmg (B) inquisitive
(D) °PP°51“°“ (E) Provoca‘m“ » (C) devoted (D) absurd (E) deferrable 28. SECURE: (A) infest (B) unearth 37 (C) impart (D) implant (E) unfasten ' PLATITUDE: (A) concise formulation
(B) original observation 29. FRACAS: (A) rapture (B) relic ‘ (C) unsubstantiated claim
(C) novel predicament (D) peaceful situation (D) relevant concern
(E) just reward (E) insincere remark 30. GRATE: (A) soothe (B) gather
(C) acknowledge (D) forgive (E) improve 31. HYPERBOLE: (A) equivocation (B) criticism
(C) understatement (D) pessimism
(E) skepticism 32, INERRANCY: (A) productivity
(B) generosity (C) volubility (D) fallibility (E) plausibility c 127 Time—~30 minutes 38 Questions Directions: Each sentence below has one or two blanks,
each blank indicating that something has been omitted.
Beneath the sentence are ﬁve lettered words or sets of
words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank
that b‘es_t ﬁts the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 1. The discovery that, friction excluded, all bodies fall
at the same rate is so simple to state and to grasp
that there is a tendency to ---.--—- its signiﬁcance. (A) under-rate
(B) control
(C) reassess (D) praise
(E) eliminate 2. Their mutual teasing seemed ---~——, but in fact it
—-—-— a long-standing hostility. I (A) aimless. .produced
(B) friendly. .masked '
(C) playful. ,contravened
(D) bitter. .revealed (E) ‘ clever. .averted 3. Noting that few employees showed any -———-- for
' complying with the corporation’s new safety regula-
tions, Peterson-Was forced to conclude that accep-
tance of the regulations would be —-————, at best. (A) aptitude. .unavoidable
(B) regard. .indeterminate
(C) respect. .negotiable
(D) patience. .imminent
(E) enthusiasm. .grudging 4. It has been argued that politics as --~——-, whatever
its transcendental claims, has always been the sys-
tematic organization of common hatreds. (A) a theory
(B) an ideal
(C) a practice
(D) a contest
(E) an enigma 134 5. In many science ﬁction ﬁlms, the opposition of good and evil is portrayed as a -— between technology,
which is ———---, and the errant will of a depraved
intellectual. (A) fusion. .useful
(B) struggle. .dehurnania‘ng
(C)- parallel. .unfettered (D) conﬂict. .beneﬁcent —
(E) similarity. .malevolent . Although scientists claim that the seemingly _—-- language of their reports is more precise than the
ﬁgurative language of ﬁction, the language of
science, like all language, is inherently ---- ~-. (A) ornamental. .subtle (B) unidimensional. .unintelligible
(C) symbolic. .complex (D) literal. .allusive (E) subjective. .metaphorical . In recent decades the idea that Cezanne influenced Cubism has been caught in the ——--——- between art
historians who credit Braque with its invention and
those who —--- Picasso. (A) crossﬁre. .tout (B) interplay. .advocate
(C) paradox. .prefer (D) deliberation. .attribute
(E) tussle. .substitute GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. Directions: In each of the following questions, a related 13. CARET : INSER’I'ION ::
pair of words or phrases is followed by ﬁve lettered pairs (A) pound : heaviness of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that best (B) tongs : extraction
expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the (C) comma : pause original pair. ‘ 8. DISGUISE : IDENTIFICATION}: ’ 10. 11. (A) equivocation : ambiguity
(B) facade : decoration (C) forgery : wealth (D) camouﬂage 2 detection
(E) manipulation : advantage BIRD : FEA'I'HERS ::
(A) mammal : spine * (B) hand : ﬁngers (C) branch : fruit
(D) limb : fur
(E) ﬁsh : scales ELBOW : JOINT :2
(A) cell : tissue (B) corpuscle : blood
(C) muscle : bone
(D) skull : skeleton
(E) ‘heart : organ ENDOW : INCOME ::
(A) emit 2 signals (B)g endorse :rapproval
(C) enchantzmagic
(D) embarkzvoyage
(E) endure: hardships BOMBAST : POMPOUS ::
(A) prose : economical (B) circumlocution : patient
(C) prattle : succinct (D) verbiage 2 mundane
(E) tirade : critical 135 14. 15. 16. (D) quotation : agreement
(E) clipzattachment OPAQUE : LIGHT ::
(A) inaudible : sound
(B) unbreakable : plastic
(C) reflective:mirror
(D) nonporous: liquid
(E) viscouszﬂuid FEARLESS : DAUNT ::
(A) perplexed : enlighten
(B) nondescript : neglect
(C) avaricious : motivate
(D) impassive : perturb
(E) tranquil : pacify QUERULOUS : COMPLAIN :: (A) humble : fawn (B) prodigal: spend
(C) treacherous: trust
(D) laconic: talk (E) culpable: blame GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. LME ('5) Directions: Each passage in this group is followed by questions based on its cdntent. After reading a passage, choose
the best answer to each question. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage. ‘
(This passage is from a book published in 1975) That Louise Nevelson is believed by many critics
to be the greatest twentieth-century sculptor is all the
more remarkable because the greatest resistance to
women artists has been, until recently, in the ﬁeld of
sculpture. Since Neolithic times, sculpture has been con—
sidered the prerogative of men, partly, perhaps, for
purely physical reasons: it was erroneously assumed , that women were not suited for the hard manual labor (10) (15) (20) (25} (30) (35) (40) (45) ISO) required in sculpting stone, carving wood, or working in
metal. It has been only during the twentieth century that
women sculptors have been recognized as major artists,
and it has been in the United States, especially since the
decades of the ﬁfties and sixties, that women sculptors
have shown the greatest originality and creative power.
Their rise to prominence parallels the development of
sculpture itself in the United States: while there had
been a few talented sculptors in the United States before
the 1940's, it was only after l945—when New York Was
rapidly becoming the art capital of the world—that
major sculpture was produced in the United States.
Some of the best was the work of women. By far the most outstanding of these women is Louise
Nevelson, who in the eyes of many critics is the most
original female artist alive today. One famous and influ-
ential critic, Hilton Kramer, said of her work, “For
myself, I think Ms. Nevelson succeeds where the painters
often fail." Her works have been compared to the Cubist con-
structions of Picasso, the Surrealistic objects of Miro,
and the Merzbau of Schwitters. Nevelson would be the
first to admit that she has been influenced by all of
these, as well as by African sculpture, and by Native
American and pre-Columbian art, but she has absorbed
all these influences and still created a distinctive art that
expresses the urban landscape and the aesthetic sensibil-
ity of the twentieth century. Nevelson says, “I have
always wanted to show the world that art is everywhere,
except that it has to pass through a creative mind." Using mostly discarded wooden objects like packing
crates, broken pieces of furniture, and abandoned archi-
tectural ornaments, all of which she has hoarded for
years, she assembles architectural constructions of great
beauty and power. Creating very freely with no sketches,
she glues and nails objects together, paints them black,
or more rarely white or gold, and places them in boxes.
These assemblages, walls. even entire environments cre-
ate a mysterious. almost awe-inspiring atmosphere.
Although she has denied any symbolic or religious intent
in her works. their three-dimensional grandeur and even
their titles. such as Sky Cathedral and Night Cathedral,
suggest such connotations. In some ways. her most
ambitious works are closer to architecture than to tradi-
tional sculpture. but then neither Louise Nevelson nor her art fits into any neat category.
136 17. The passage focuses primarily on which of the 18. 19. following? (A) A general tendency in twentieth«century art (B) The work of a particular artist (C) The artistic inﬂuences on women sculptors (D) Critical responses to twentieth-century sculpture
(E) Materials used by twentieth-century sculptors Which of the following statements is supported by
information given in the passage? (A) Since 1945 women sculptors in the United
States have produced more sculpture than
have men sculptors. I (B) Since 1950 sculpture produced in the United
States has been the most original and creative
sculpture produced anywhere. ' (C) From 1900 to 1950 women sculptors in Europe
enjoyed more recognition for their work than
did women sculptors in the United States. (D) Prior to 1945 there were many women sculptors
whose work was ignored by Critics. (E) Prior to 1945 there was little major sculpture
produced by men or women sculptors work-
ing in the United States. The author quotes Hilton Kramer in lines 25-27
most probably in order to illustrate which of the
following? (A) The realism of Nevelson’s work (B) The unique qualities of Nevelson‘s style (C) The extent of critical approval of Nevelson’s
work (D) A distinction between sculpture and painting (E) A reason for the prominence of women sculp—
tors since the 1950’s GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 20. Which of the following is one way in which Nevel- 21. son’s art illustrates her theory as it is expressed in
lines 36—38 ? (A) She sculpts in wood rather than in metal or stone. (B) She paints her sculptures and frames them in
boxes. (C) She makes no preliminary sketches but rather
allows the sculpture to develop as she works. (D) She puts together pieces of ordinary objects
once used for different purposes to make her
sculptures. (E) She does not deliberately attempt to convey
symbolic or religious meanings through her
sculpture. It can be inferred from the passage that the author
believes which of the following about Nevelson’s
sculptures? (A) They suggest religious and symbolic meanings. (B) They do not have qualities characteristic of
sculpture. (C) They are mysterious and awe-inspiring, but not
beautiful. (D) They are uniquely American in style and sensi—
bility. (E) They show the inﬂuence of twentieth—century
architecture. 137 22 . The author regards Nevelson's stature in the an world as “remarkable” (line 3) in part because of
which of the following? (A) Her work is currently overrated. (B) Women sculptors have found it especially diff-
cult to be accepted and recognized as major
artists. - (C) Nevelson’s sculptures are difficult to under-
stand. (D) Many art critics have favored painting over
sculpture in writing about developments in
the art world. (E) Few of the artists prominent in the twentieth century have been sculptors. . Which of the following statements about Nevelson’s sculptures can be inferred from the passage? (A) They are meant for display outdoors. (B) They are often painted in several colors. (C) They are sometimes very large. (D) They are hand carved by Nevelson. (E) They are built around a central wooden object. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. Line (5) (10) (I5) Volcanic rock that forms as ﬂuid lava chills rapidly is
called pillow lava. This rapid chilling occurs when lava
erupts directly into water (or beneath ice) or when it
flows across a shoreline and into a body of water. While
the term “pillow lava" suggests a deﬁnite shape, in fact
geologists disagree. Some geologists argue that pillow
lava is characterized by discrete, ellipsoidal masses. Oth-
ers describe pillow lava as a tangled mass of cylindrical,
interconnected flow lobes. Much of this controversy
probably results from unwarranted extrapolations of
the original conﬁguration of pillow ﬂows from two—
dimensional cross sections of eroded pillows in land
outcroppings. Virtually any cross section cut through
a tangled mass of interconnected flow lobes would give
the appearance of a pile of discrete ellipsoidal masses.
Adequate three-dimensional images of intact pillows are
essential for deﬁning the true geometry of pillowed ﬂows
and thus ascertaining their mode of origin. Indeed, the
term “pillow,” itself suggestive of discrete masses, is
probably a misnomer. 24. Which of the following is a fact presented in the
passage? (A) The shape of the connections between the sepa-
rate, sacklike masses in pillow lava is
unknown. ‘ (B) More accurate cross sections of pillow lava
would reveal the mode of origin. (C) Water or ice is necessary for the formation of
pillow lava. (D) No three-dimensional examples of intact pillows
currently exist. (E) The origin of pillow lava is n0t yet known. 25. In the passage, the author is primarily interested in (A) analyzing the source of a scientiﬁc controversy (B) criticizing some geologists’ methodology (C) pointing out the ﬂaws in a geological study (D) proposing a new theory to explain existing sci-
entiﬁc evidence (E) describing a physical phenomenon 138 26. The author of the passage would most probably
agree that the geologists mentioned in line 6 (“Some »
geologists") have made which of the following errors
in reasoning? ' I. Generalized unjustiﬁably from available
evidence. "
II. Deliberater ignored existing counterevidence.
III. Repeatedly failed to take new evidence into
account. (A) Ionly (B) II only
(D) I and II only (C) III only
(E) II and III only 27. The author implies that the “controversy” (line 9) might be resolved if (A) geologists did not persist in using the term “pil-
low” ‘ (B) geologists did not rely on potentially misleading
information (C) geologists were more willing to confer direct]
with one another ‘ (D) two-dimensional cross sections of eroded pil-
lows were available (E) existing pillows in land ontcroppings were not
so badly eroded GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. Directions: Each question below consists of a word
printed in capital letters, followed by ﬁve lettered words
or phrases. Choose the lettered word or phrase that is
most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital
letters. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish
ﬁne shades of meaning, be sure to consider all the
choices before deciding which one is best. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. PEER: (A) a complicated structure (B) an insigniﬁcant explanation
(C) a subordinate person (D) an inept musician (E) an unreliable worker SYNCHRONOUS: (A). unusual in appearance (B) of a distinct origin (C) occurring at different. times
(D) monotonous (E) shapeless ALIENATE: (A) reunite
(C) relieve (D) match (B) inﬂuence
(E) revitalize PREDESTINE: (A) jumble (B) doubt
(C) leave to chance (D) arrange incorrectly
(E) defy authority AERATE: (A) generate (B) create (C) elevate
(D) combine water with (E) remove air from 139 33. 34. 35.
36. 37. 38. FALLOW: (A) abundant
(C) necessary (D) in use (B) valuable
(E) in demand CORROBORATE: (A) tire
(C) deny (D) antagonize (B) rival
(E) disengage PERUSE: (A) glide along
(C) strive for (D) pick up (B) argue against
(E) glance at SEEMLY: (A) indecorous (B) inapparent
(C) disconnected (D) disingenuous
(E) deleterious TENUOUS: (A) substantial
(C) permanent (B) obdurate
(D) ubiquitous (E) intelligible GRA’IUITOUS: (A) thankless (B) warranted
(C) trying (D) discreet (E) spurious FOR GENERAL TEST 3 ONLY Answer Key and Percentages“ of Examinees Answering Each Question Correctly VERBAL ABILITY QUANTITATIVE ABILITY ANALYTICAL ABILITY
Section 3 Section 5 Section 2 1 Section 6 Section 1 1 Section 4
Numner Answer Number Answer Number Answer P+ : Number Answer Number Answer P+ 1 Numner Answer
1 C 1 ‘ A 89 A A B 1 O
2 C 2 8 82 A C C 2 A
3 D 3 E 56 8 B B 3 D
4 D 4 C 55 A D E 4 E
5 C 5 D 45 C A E 5 A
6 E 6 D 42 B B E 5 C
7 B 7 A 49 D A D 7 C
8 C 8 D 36 D D C a a
9 D 9 E 91 A C D 9 C
10 A 10 E 75 8 D A 10 D
11 D 11 B 52 - D D C 11 C
12 E 12 E 4-4 C C B 12 E
13 C 34 1 C 4 D B 8 13 D
14 D 28 14 D 32 C C E 14 D
15 B 31 15 D 28 A A 8 1 E
16 C 53 16 B 29 C B E 16 D
17 B 26 17 B 82 E C A 17 E
18 D 75 1 E 57 D C E 1 D
19 A 50 19 C i 54 A E E 1 C
20 ‘3 56 20 D 68 a E r 0 20 A
21 E 58 21 A 55 C r 3 B 21 a
22 B 70 22 8 89 C D E 22 C
23 A 70 23 C 61 B C D 23 B
24 C B4 24 C 7 B . E B 24 A
25 D 66 25 A 47 A A A 25 E
26 A 40 26 A E A O
27 8 35 27 B 4 C B
23 E 37 28 c as A V D
29 D 79 29 C 90 D D
30 A 78 30 A 31 E A
31 C 70 31 C 81
32 D 54 32 E 72
33 E 32 33 D 37
34 B 33 34 C 37
35 A 24 35 E 37
36 E 22 36 A 27
37 B 22 37 A 24
38 B ’Estimated P+ for the group of examinees who took the GRE General Test in a recent (mes-year penod. ' 147 ...
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